Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-09-28

/ in orr life is connected with every othe
, eventEn our life. Our loss may be tn,
!: most,dfrect road to our gain Our defeat
/ and victories are twin brothers. The who'll
direction OF your life was changed by some
u thing which at the time seemed to you &
trife, Wholesome occurrence which seemed
Tremendous affected you but little. The
Rev. DIR. Kennedy, of Basket Ridge, N. j.,
went into his pulpit one Sabbath and by a
strange freak of memory forgot his subject
and forgot his text, and in great embarrass.
ment rose before his audience and announc-
ed the circumstance, and declared himself
entirely unable to preach; then launched
forth ina few earnest words of entreaty and
warning which resulted in the outbreaking
of the ,mightiest revival of religion ever
known in that State, a revival of religion
that resulted in churches still standing and
in the conversion of large number of men
who entered the Gospel ministry who have
brought their thousands into the kingdom
of God. Gods plans are magnificent be-
yond all comprehension. He molds us, turns
and directs us, and we know it not. Thou
sands of years are to Him but as the fight
of shuttle. The most terrific occurrence
does not make God tremble, and the.~most
triumphant achievement does not lift Him
into rapture. That one great thought of
God goes on through the centuries, and ma
tions rise and fall, and eras pass, and the
world itself changes, but God still keeps the
undivided mastery, linking event to event,
and century to century. To God they are
all one event, one history, one plan, one de-
velopment. one system. Greatand marvel
lous are thy works, Lord God Almighty.
Furthermore, we learn from this story
the proprist7 OF laying up for the future.
During seven years of plenty Joseph pre-
pared for the famine, and when it came he
had crowded storehouse. The life of most
men in worldly respect is divided into
years OF plenty and famine. 1t is seldom
that any man passes through life without
at least seven years ofplenty- During these
seven prosperous years your business bears
rich harvest. You hardly know where all
the money comes from, it comes SO fast.
Every bargain you make seems to turn into
gold. You contract few bad debts. You
invest more and more capital. You won-
der how men can be content with small
business, gathering in only hundred dol
lars where you reap your Thousands. These
are the seven years ofplerty. Now, Joseph,
is the time to prepare for famine, fer to
almost every man there do come seven
years of famine. You will be sick; you
will be unfortunate; you will be defrauded;
you will be disappointed; you will be old,
and if you have no storehouse upon which
| to fall back you may be famine-struck. We
have no admiration for this denying ones
self of all present comfort and luxury tor
| the mere pleasure Of boarding up, this
grasping fof the mere pleasure of seeing
Low large pffe you can get, this is always
being poor and cramped because as soon as
a dollar comes in it is sent out to see if it
can't find another dollar to carry home on
its back but there is an intelligent and
undetermined forecast which we love to see
in men who have families and kindred de-
pendent upon them for the blessings of
education and home. God sends US to the
insects for lesson, which, while they do
not stint themselves in the present, do not
| forget their duty to forestall the future:
GO to the ant, thou sluggard, consider her
| ways and be wise, which, having no guide,
overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the
summer and gathereth her food in the har-
vest" Now there are two ways of laying
mp money; the one by investing it in stocks
and depositing it in banks anG loaning it
on bond and mortgage. The other way of
laying. up money is giving it away. He is
the safest who makes both of these invest
his gain to the cause of Christ and thinks
only OF his own comfort aud luxury is not
safe. don't care how his money is invest
ed. He acted as the rose if it should say,
~ will hold my breath and no one shall
have a snatch of fragrance from me until
next week, and then l will set all the gar
den afoat with the aroma The time
comes, but having been without fragrance
for so long it has nothing then to give. But
above all lay up treasures in heaven. They
never depreeiate in value. They are never
at discount. They are always available.
| You may feel safe now with your present
yearly income, but what will such an income
be worth after you are dead? Others will
get it. Perhaps some of them will quarrel
about it before you are buried. They will
be right glad that you are dead. They are
only waiting for you to die. What, then,
will all your accumulation be worth if you
could gather it all into your bosom and
walk up with it to heavens gate? Itwould
not purchase your admission; or, if allowed
to enter, it could not buy you crown Or a
robe, and the poorest saint in heaven would
look down and say; "Where did that pauper
come from?'
Finally, learn from this subject that in
every famine there is storehouse. Up the
long row of buildings piled to the very roof
with corn come the hungry multitudes, and
Joseph commanded that their sacks and
their wagons be filled. The world has
been blasted. Every green thing has
withered under the touch of sin. From all
continents and islands and zones come up
the groan of dying millions. Over tropi-
cal spice grove, aud Siberian ice-hut, and
Hindoo jungle the blight has fallen. The
famine is universal. But, glory be to Godl
there is great storehouse. Jesus Christ,
our elder brother, this day bids us come in
from our hunger and beggary, and Obtain
infinite supplies of grace enough to make us
rich forever. Many of you have for long
while been smitten of the famine. The
world has not stilled the throbbing of your
spirit. Your conscience sometimes rouses
/ you-up with such suddenness and strength
that it requires the most gigantic determine
ton to quell the disturbance. Your eour-
age quakes of the future. Oh, why will
you tarry amid the blastipgs of the famine
when such glorious storehouse is open in
Gods mercy2
Eye wretched. hungry, starving poor.
Behold a royal feast.
Where mercy spreads her bounteous store
For every humble guest
"Eee, Jesus stands with open arms,
| He calls, he bids you come;
| Guilt holds you back and fear alarms,
| But see, there yet is rooDl."
| WHEN HE GETS THERE E.-Bertie-"Say,
mamma me and Harry had a race to-day"
Mater--"Yes, dear, but you should say
Harry and instead of me and Harry. When
you speak Of yourself and another person
you should always place your friend first. :"
B.-"But he wasn't first, mamma. beat
him two rods. Time enough to place him
first when he gets there. ."-Detroit Free
Press.
! Balmy odors from spicy islands.
Waited by the tropic breeze;
| SOZODONT in healthful fragrance
Cannot.be surpassed by these,
| Teeth it whitens, purifies;
You will use it if you're wise.
One Great Merit.
of that great beautifier of the teeth, SOZO
DON'T, is that its effect upon the mouth is
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